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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Taipei 101

Taipei 101 stories: 2 news summaries

China Lifts Ban on French Spidey

Daredevil returns, only months after being banned from the country

Nov 13, 07 7:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Only a few months after China booted out French daredevil Alain Robert for illegally climbing Shangai's tallest building, the communist superpower has invited him back. Robert, known as the French Spider-Man for scaling tall structures without safety gear, was expelled for five years and spent some quality time in jail,... More »

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China • Eiffel Tower • Taipei 101 • Empire State Building • Alain Robert • Zhangjiajie National Forest Park

Dubai Tower is World's Tallest

$1B skyscraper at 1,680 feet; final height will be over 2,200 with 160 floors and 56 elevators

Jul 21, 07 3:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - An unfinished skyscraper in Dubai is now scraping the sky at 1,680 feet, surpassing Tawain's Taipei 101 as the world's tallest building. The Burj Dubai, which began construction in September 2004, will cost $1B and consist of more than 160 floors and 56 elevators when completed in 2008. More »

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Dubai • Burj Dubai • Al Jazeera • Tawain • United Arab Emirates • Taipei 101 • skyscraper • buildings • world's tallest building

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